High Court Judge Dismisses Defence’s “No Case Submission” In Treason Trial
Court of Appeal Judge presiding over the ongoing treason trial involving Amadu Koita Makalo and eleven (11) others, Hon. Justice Komba Kamanda (JA) has dismissed the “No Case Submission” made by the defence lawyers representing twelve accused persons in the trial. “The indictment upon which all the accused persons are tried and the evidence before […]
ACC Exonerates MD of Sierra Leone Commercial Bank
Authoritative sources close to the Sierra Leone anti-graft agency have confided to this medium that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has exonerated the Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), Yusufu Abdul Silla, from any intent of criminal and financial misappropriation in the purchased of fifteen operational vehicles and an official vehicle for […]
SLFA Competitions’ Department Trains Premier League Clubs on FIFA Connect Platform
Wednesday, June 26 marks the beginning of the FIFA Connect training for Premier League clubs, as the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) gears up to go live on the platform. This six-day training initiative is set to ensure all 18 Premier League clubs are well-versed in using the FIFA Connect system. The FIFA Connect online […]
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Sierra Leone—A Double-Edged Sword
By Beatrice Momodu-Kamara Author In Sierra Leone, a nation richly endowed with mineral resources, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) stands as both a cornerstone of economic survival and a significant environmental dilemma. The mining communities in Sierra Leone epitomize this dual nature, where the earth yields diamonds and gold that promise prosperity yet…...
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Invitation for Bids
National Investment Board NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB) Procurement Number: NIB\UNDP\NCB/2024/001-1, 2, Date of First Issue: 25th June, 2024 The National Investment Board has received funds from the UNDP for the Procurement and Lot 1 Procurement and Supply of Office Equipment Lot 1 and Lot 2: i) Web Portal ii) Internet Connectivity […]
Wan Fambul Embraces Community Stakeholders to Enhance Development
By Socialist Thullah On Tuesday 18th June, 2024, Fambul Tok SL with its partners in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs successfully held a session with the people of Fekiyah Village Singkongofah Sector Sandor Chiefdom, Kono District on the importance of the Village Development Committee. The Executive Director of Fambul…...
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Law Markers Engage Miners
Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources chaired by the Deputy Chairperson, Hon. Bintu Fatmata Bockarie on Friday, 21/06/2024 and Saturday 22/06/2024 engaged mining companies at Baomahun mining site in the Valunia Chiefdom, Bo District and Sierra Diamonds Ltd in Bo City respectively. In her serial statement the Acting Chairperson, Hon. Bintu Fatmata Bockarie categorically […]
Parliamentary Trade Committee Probes Industries
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Industry, chaired by Hon. Veronica Kadie Sesay, who is also the President of the Female Parliamentarians in the ECOWAS and Head of Sierra Leone Parliamentary Delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, has on Friday 21/06/2024 concluded its oversight activities in the Western Area and the provinces in the Republic of […]
Tripartite Committee Releases Draft Findings and Recommendations on Electoral Reforms
By Sulaiman Stom Koroma On the 23rd of June 2024, President Bio won re-election in what was considered one of the tensest presidential elections in the country’s history. The June 24 vote was the fifth since the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war in 2002. The Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh announced that President…...
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Kush: Pupil to Spend Two Years in Prison
By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema Magistrate Sheka Kamara of Magistrate Court No.1 in Kenema has, on June 21, 2024, sentenced one Alpha Bangura, a Pupil of 11 Kaililu Street, Kenema, for a jail term of two years or pay an alternative fine of two thousand, five hundred New Leones (NLe 2,500.00) after he was…...
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